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Identity of and Need for Undergraduate Materials Science and Engineering Education

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2013

Joel DuBow
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A litany has recently emerged which proclaims materials science and engineering a primary enabling technology for most aspects of a modern high technology economy. More materials engineers have been called for, but employers and academia have not yet agreed on what job description or curricula should define a materials engineer. While the research or science aspects of materials science have been functioning well, manpower availability and industrial materials technology for commercial, military, environmental, and other societal needs lag behind our worldwide competitors.

to nucleate the growth of a consensus and to create awareness and understanding of materials science and engineering begs an answer. In the absence of a consensus to help focus curriculum and increase awareness of materials science and engineering, the current diverse educational practices will remain, and a rare opportunity for professional development will be lost.

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Materials Education
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MRS Bulletin , Volume 15 , Issue 8 , August 1990 , pp. 27 - 30
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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